“Sephardic Jews in the Diaspora and Israel” Yaron Ayalon, Undergraduate Lecture Course, Emory University, Spring 2013 Aiming to survey the history of Sephardic Jews, this course begins with a brief discussion of the formative Middle…
“Arabs in a Jewish State: The Arab Minority in Israel — Between Integration and Alienation” Eli Rekhess, Undergraduate Seminar, Northwestern University, Fall 2012 This seminar focuses on minority-majority relations in Israel, with special emphasis on…
“Israeli Society and Politics” Yaron Ayalon, Junior/Senior Lecture, Emory University, Spring 2012 The State of Israel was founded in 1948. For Jews, it was the fulfillment of a 2,000-year-long dream to return to their ancestral…
“The History of the Modern State of Israel” David Mendelsson, Undergraduate Course, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Spring 2012 This course begins with an examination of the Zionist idea, its common denominators and its variegated factions….
“The Jews of Arab Lands” Yaron Ayalon, All Levels, Emory University, Fall 2011 Topics covered include the absorption of Middle Eastern Jews in Israel; the socioeconomic status of Jews from Arab lands in Israel and…
“Contemporary Issues in Israeli Politics and Society” Doron Shultziner, Junior/Senior Seminar, Emory University, Spring 2009 This colloquium looks at developments in Israeli politics, society and constitutional arrangements from the 1990s until present day. We explore…
“History of Israeli Politics: Institutions and Society” Doron Shultziner, Introductory, Upper Level, Emory University, Fall 2008 This course explores the Israeli political system, its institutional characteristics and components, and its main political dilemmas. The course…
“Contemporary Issues in Israeli Politics” Doron Shultziner, Upper-Level Seminar, Emory University, Spring 2008 This colloquium looks at developments in Israeli politics, society and constitutional arrangements from the 1990s until present day. The main topics are…
“History of Israeli Politics: Institutions and Society” Doron Shultziner, Introductory, All Levels, Emory University, Fall 2007 This course explores the Israeli political system, its institutional characteristics and components, and its main political dilemmas. The course…
“History of Modern Israel” Kenneth W. Stein, Freshman Seminar, Emory University, Spring 2006 This undergraduate freshman seminar reviews the history of modern Israel from the inception of Zionism to the post-1967-war period. The four periods…
“Topics in 20th Century Middle Eastern History” Kenneth W. Stein, Introductory, All Levels, Emory University, Spring 2006 The purpose of this course is twofold. First, it is designed to acquaint students with an in-depth understanding…
“History of Modern Israel” Kenneth W. Stein, Introductory Level (Seminar or General), Emory University, Spring 2006 This undergraduate freshman course reviews the history of modern Israel from the inception of Zionism to the present. The…
